Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-05
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Official

THE CITY COUNCIL.
OniciaI Proceedings of Mondays
Meeting.
Council Chamber, City OF Yankton,
Jan. Bird, 1886. 7 p. m.-Counoil convened
in regular session. Mayor Harris being
absent Alderman Branch elected presi-
dent pro tenn. Roll call, ALI members
present except Aid erman Bruce and Mr..
Mayor.
Minutes of previous meetings read
and approved.
Fred Kincel chief of Gre department
presented the following reports:
Office Of Chief Engineer, Yankton Fire
Department, Yankton, d. T., January
LIST 1S87-To the Honorable Mayor and
City Council Of the City of Yankton,
Observation-Disclosures: / have the honor
to submit herewith the annual report OF
my department for the year 1886.
The department at presents consists
OF fifty ak actual firemen as follows:
Teller Hose company No. 1, eighteen
men. Champion Hose company No. 2,
nineteen men, Hook and Ladder company
No. i, nineteen men. Total, Fifty. six
men. The department has attended six
fires during the year as follows:
First, Feb. 9th, 1S86-Pfotenhauer's
furniture store, Broadway, west side be-
tween Second and Third streets. Loss
small; building saved; Feb. 22nd, 1856
Dofack's shoe store on Third street,
north side between Broadway and Cedar
streets. Loss small; June, 10th 1856
In alley rear OF Sohoregge's building,
Third street, south side between Douglas
avenue and Walnut street. Whole de-
partment represented; Aug. 9th 1856
Western Union telegraph Office, Penn
ington's block, Lose small. Whole
department. represented; October 14th
iss6-Fred Neth's grocery store, Max's
block, Broadway between Third and
Fourth streets. Loss small. Whole
department represented; Nov. 11th 1886
house Of J.. .: Lawrence on
| fat north OF @. M. 6 st. Paul depot.
| Being ont OF reach of water the hose
companies did not attend this fire but
Hook and Ladder company was on the
| ground.
1 have IN my department at present
apparatus as followa: Two hose carts,
tho,.ond fact If hosa8 fnnr ninss ~
ta."has ard III necessarv anannars ana
hnS.an. ,vranchaa 80
r hssa nniv mo ,acoynm -
make and that is the Old bone Of oonten.
tinn bstwaan the citv and tia Are danart.
ment, that ia d better place for keeping
the FIRE apparatus Of thescify and more
l~conyenient place for the holding OF ons
1 meetings. It Ill the earnest desire oil
myself and my department that YOU will
AZ vonr earliest convenience take some
steps lookinx toward the erection of 3
new hose house. I hand you herewith
ranorts 81 my different fire companies.
Respectfully yours
FREp KINcEI, Chief Engineer.
Teller Hose Company No, i. Office oil
the Secretary, Yankton. d. IT.. Dec
| 9Th. l8S6-To Fred Kincel. Chic,
| Engineer. Yankton Fire Department
Dear Sir-According TO requirements
Of department nnnetitnt.on [ herewith
submit TO O the actions of nv com
many for the Last year. The new mem
hers received during the year are a,
follows and the dates OF their 1oinips
the department: :
II. Pedersop. January 18th. 1885.
q. u. Hall, February 18th, 1885,
julius Wagner, February 18th. 1886
il. A. Odiorne. June 25th, 1886.
Chas. O,Nisl, August 10th, 1885.
Geo, w. Kingsbury, IT,, Sept. 18th
1886.
The has attended fra dnrin.
tha raar 81 sniIows.
Esysrrarv oh 1898 p~nfataahanar,
atnra an Road nav. hetwsen Seoond ant
Tbira streats. Fahrnarv eond' 1ss6
m 10 stora IN third stteas hatwae,
Rsnad mar sna fsaaar s-,raata. .Tnne o0hh
iaae ~ ai,av raor scsnrsgga,s hni,dina
Ts. = 100 he,aan nenoias anann
ana WaInnt atraats Anonst S,b 1850
Wsstarn nninn ~salaorans oa;oa n Pan.
nipgton's block, Third street, between
Douglas 9 and Wainus streets
u 20. sa iFen Mss stss s Thasa DR. i
Of Che Hres nj which water was thrown
There have been several alarms OF tire q
wn!cn no wafer was tntoWn ana o. Wnic'
! dId o deem ~ necessary 70 keep
record. 4 cav at the
ment OF the year to Keep q record OF "a
| !oss OF each nre and the amount 81 ad-
joining property saved, q nave bee1
unable to get the necessary facts fron
the parties who were in positioa 70 Civ
such information. J. would respeotfuli.
recommend that yon take some actor
looking toward 9 depertnen
securing information on this head. w
have lost only one man from our com
pany during the last year, VIZ Free
Rcither who has removed from the cit.